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Texas Scarab Beetle? - Phanaeus texensis

Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
September 21, 2014
Size: ~20-25mm

Rescued from rain barrel where it was struggling. When it dried itself off, placed near weed debris pile which it immediately crawled under.

Thanks for any help on ID.

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Texas Scarab Beetle? - Phanaeus texensis

Texas Scarab Beetle? - Phanaeus texensis - female

Contributed by Monica Krancevic on 22 September, 2014 - 3:06pm
Last updated 2 March, 2023 - 6:36pm

Moved

Moved from Phanaeus triangularis texensis.

… Mike Quinn, 2 March, 2023 - 6:36pm

Moved

Sorry for the premature move; I was about to make a comment on the size and then I remembered this TX subspecies :)

Moved from Onthophagus.

… Blaine Mathison, 22 September, 2014 - 8:07pm

Now to find a male...

Thanks so much, even with the little reference to TX size :)

Looked through all the dung beetles, except Rainbow, as it didn't look very "rainbow-y".

The male really looks neat - need to find some mammalian dung now, or hope that one drops into a rain barrel.

Monica

… Monica Krancevic, 22 September, 2014 - 9:17pm

Moved

Moved from Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles.

… Blaine Mathison, 22 September, 2014 - 8:06pm

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